Toilet-paper holder



(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. 'J. N. MOE-EN. TOILET PAPER HOLDER.

No. 592,811. Patented Nov. 2 1897.

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' J. N. MOEHN.

TOILET PAPER HOLDER.

No. 592,811. Patented Nov. 2, 1897'.

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.NITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

JOHN N. MOEHN, OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALETO LUCAS D.DORSCHELL, OF CHILTON, WISCONSIN.

TOILET-PAPER HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 592,811, dated November2, 1897.

Application filed July 1 '7, l 8 9 6.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN N. MOEHN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State ofWisconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Toilet-PaperHolders, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in that class of toilet-paperholders in which the paper is stored in a block or bundle of sheetswithin an inclosing box and discharged therefrom in single sheets bymeans of a friction device. Heretofore there have been two classes ofthese devices, in one of which the sheet is discharged by afriction-roller and the other by a slide. The'roller form isobjectionable in that it will tear a damp sheet without removing it, andthe dry sheets tend to wind upon the roller owing to the depressionformed by the latter near the end of the sheet, which causes the end toturn upwardly. The slide form is objectionable in that it often carriesthe sheet back with the slide and is also ineffectual with damp paper.An objection to both forms is also found in the fact that a portion ofthe block is often shifted to one side, causing the sheets to clog andtear.

The object of my invention is to overcome these difficulties byproviding a form of box in which the sheets are held uniformly in linewith the discharge slot and in which the discharge of the sheets singlyand with certainty is assured.

In the followingdesoription reference is had to the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure l is a top view of my invention. Figs. 2 and 3are side and front views, respectively, of the same. Fig. 4is aside viewwith the side of the case removed to show the interior construction.Fig. 5 is a top view with the cover removed. Fig. 6 is a side viewshowing a modified form of the attachmentloop.

Like parts are identified by the same reference-letters throughout theseveral views.

A boxAis provided with a sliding side door 13, a raised portion C in itstop, a slot A in its front end, and an interiorly-convergirigdischarge-guide C, leading to said slot. The

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, object of this guide is to prevent the released sheet from wrinklingor warping, which would prevent it from passing through the slot, andthe guide'way is narrowed vertically at the point where the paper entersit and widened toward the discharge-slot, so that the front edge of thesheet will be held free from contact therewith. A sliding plate D isadapted to be inserted in the top through the door B and is providedwith a paper-retaining platform or plate E, hinged to the plate D at therear end.

F is a spring interposed between the plates D and E and arranged toforce the plate E upwardly toward the top of the case.

G are side flanges projecting upwardly from each side of the plate E toprevent the paper from shifting laterally.

Near the top of the box I have located the parallel longitudinal bars H,having upwardly-extending bearing-flanges I, in which the front and rearrollers J and J are respectively supported. The axis of the front rollerJ is extended to the exterior of the case'and provided with anactuating-knob K. L is a friction-belt connecting the rollers J and J,the lower half of the belt being in a plane slightly lower than thelower edge of the bars H. v

It will be observed that the plate E is wider than the space between theouter edges of the bars H, and that the latter, together with thebeltand rollers, are adapted to fit between the flanges G when the plate Eis in itsraised position.

The block of paper sheets is placed upon the plate E between the flangesG and secured in place by the looped fastening M, through which the rodN is passed. The latter is supported in the depending eyelets O and isprevented from slipping out by the door B, which closes against the endof the rod.

In Fig. 6 I have shown the fastening M- attached to a conical post P,which projects from the plate E. By this means I am en- 5 abled tosecure the sheets in place before inserting them in the box.

From the construction as shown and de-. scribed it is evident that thepaper located upon the plate E will be pressed upwardly too against thebelt L, the latter engaging the top sheet throughout its entire length,except at its extreme rear end, and the pressure being graduallyincreased toward the front end opposite the mouth of the guide 13. Onturning the knob the sheet is fed forward with certainty,and as muchless pressure is required at any one point than in the form heretoforeused the paper is never mutilated and but one sheet is discharged at atime. The upward pressure of the paper also serves to tighten the belt,for the rear end of the package is bound tightly together and the frontend bears heavily against the forward roller, thus causing the center ofthe pack to push upwardly against the belt.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with the inclosing box, provided with adischarge-slot in one end and a door in the side thereof; a slidingplate adapted to be inserted in said box through the door; apaper-supporting plate, hinged at one end of said sliding plate andprovided with upwardly projecting side flanges; a spring interposedbetween the sliding and hinged plates; a conical post projectingupwardly from the rear end of the hinged plate,

provided with a narrow vertical slot therein; I a friction-beltsupported upon rollers above said sliding and hinged plates,and anexterior knob connected with the axis of one of said rollers, andadapted to actuate the belt, substantially as described.

2. The combination with the inclosing box, havinga discharge-slot and aninteriorly-converging guide leading thereto; a friction-belt supportedon rollers in said box; a papersupporting spring-actuated plate, adaptedto hold the paper forcibly against said belt, and an upwardly-projectingconical post attached to the rear end of said paper-supporting plate,and provided with a narrow vertical slit, adapted to receive and retaina thin strip or fastening for holding the paper in place, substantiallyas described.

3. A toilet-paper holder, consisting in the combination with theinclosing box provided with a discharge-slot in one end and a door inthe side thereof, a sliding plate adapted to be inserted in said boxthrough the door, a

in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN N. MOEIIN. Witnesses:

LEVERETT 0. WHEELER, .TAs. ERWIN.

